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Engineering at University of Iowa

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Iowa does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Iowa Engineering Rankings

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Iowa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Engineering Master’s Program

24% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at Iowa awarded 70 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Iowa, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 38
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering 26
Computer Engineering 26
Industrial Engineering 19
Mechanical Engineering 17
Biomedical Engineering 12
General Engineering 11
Environmental Engineering 5
Chemical Engineering 3
Other Engineering 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570
Industrial Production Managers 3,490 $98,040
Mechanical Engineers 2,970 $80,530
Systems Software Developers 2,650 $91,920
Industrial Engineers 2,610 $82,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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